What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: Manor Farm Dethick Once the home of Sir Anthony Babington executed in 1586 for his attempted rescue of Mary Queen of Scots from Wingfield Manor
Sir Anthony Babington was a conspirator who planned to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I and free Mary, Queen of Scots; he was executed in 1586 after the plot was discovered.
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Photo: mickie collins on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0